Harav Yitzchak Ginsburgh

Born in 1945, Harav Yitzchak Ginsburgh is one of our generation's foremost expositors of Kabbalah and Chassidut, the Torah's inner dimensions. He is the author of close to 150 books in Hebrew and English and his works have been translated into French, Russian, and Spanish. Harav Ginsburgh is world renowned for his path breaking work in connecting Judaism's most esoteric teachings with modern life, revolutionizing the way we think about the role of Torah in today's world. He holds an advanced degree in mathematics and has introduced higher mathematics into the study of Torah. He is also the founder and dean of the Ba'al Shem Tov School of Jewish Psychology, which for the past decade has been instructing therapists in the unique psychological system and methods developed by the great Chassidic masters. Father and grandfather to a large extended family, he and his wife live in the rural Kfar Chabad village, just outside Tel Aviv.

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03.06.18

What is Good? #2 Rabbi Ginsburgh's monthly shiur

Harav Ginsburgh takes us into one of the most fundamental and universal questions about life: what is good? How do we define what is good? Is pleasure the intrinsic good, are wisdom and knowledge? Should the mind guide our hearts when we do good? All these questions and more are discussed in this lecture which serves as a bridge between the world of Kabbalah and all of human culture and values.

06.05.18

What is Good? Rabbi Ginsburgh's monthly shiur

Harav Ginsburgh takes us into one of the most fundamental and universal questions about life: what is good? How do we define what is good? Is pleasure the intrinsic good, are wisdom and knowledge? Should the mind guide our hearts when we do good? All these questions and more are discussed in this lecture which serves as a bridge between the world of Kabbalah and all of human culture and values.

08.04.18

The Kabbalistic Promise of Passover, the month of Nissan, and Joshua

The Arizal promised that whomever would be careful with chametz during Passover would not sin all year long. How could he make this promise and in what merit. Rav Ginsburgh discusses the background of this statement, how it is understood in Chassidic thought. He then goes on to talk about the figure of Joshua, Moses' successor and his special relationship with the month of Nissan.

04.03.18

From Frankenstein to Rectification : Light, Dark and Mashiach

Turning darkness into light. Rabbi Ginsburgh takes us on a psychological progression like you've never heard before.

04.02.18

The Light and Dark Sides of King Solomon‏

King Solomon was the wisest of all men. Yet, in spite of his being David's son, who enjoyed peace in his time, and in spite of having had the privilege of constructing the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, his reign did not usher in the messianic era. In fact, immediately after his passing, Israel was split into two kingdoms, the Northern and the Southern. What went wrong and what inspiring lessons can the life and times of king Solomon reveal to us.‏

07.01.18

The Foundations of Maimonides Life and Thought

Following Maimonides' incredible work, including his Code of Law, the Guide to the Perplexed, and his medical work, we learn about the many faces of this unique figure in Jewish history about whom a colloquial saying says, "From Moses to Moses [Maimonides], there was none like Moses."

03.12.17

The Messianic New (World) Order

Every new chapter of human history was led by three leaders who together created a new order in the world. Before the Mashiach comes, another three such leaders will be revealed. comes a new order

05.11.17

The Needle in the Nose: Evil Kings and Messianic Sparks

01.10.17

Jonah the Prophet

03.09.17

5778: The Signs and Teachings of the New Year

06.08.17

The Soul of Aharon the High Priest

Aharon was Moshe Rabbeinu’s brother and served as the High Priest in the Desert Tabernacle. What was Aharon’s greatest mistake and what should he have done differently? How was Aharon partially responsible for the death of his two older sons? What made Aharon such a great marriage counselor and how can that information help us today? These and many more questions discussed in Rav Ginsburgh’s live broadcast for the month of August.

02.07.17

Joseph’s path to unravelling the subconscious

Meditating on Joseph’s essential faculties, Rav Ginsburgh reveals how they all contribute to his special talent of being able to unravel the workings of our subconscious mind.

04.06.17

King David: The Crown and Mind of the Jewish Kingdom

07.05.17

Isaac: Laughter and Metamorphosis

In this lesson, Rabbi Ginsburgh walks us through manifestations of Isaac’s soul from Crown to Kingdom, as we learn about the power of love, laughter, prayer, metamorphosis from a female soul to a male soul and much more.

02.04.17

Soul Renewal

05.03.17

Moses from generation to generation

05.02.17

Painting a portrait of the Mashiach

The Lubavitcher Rebbe taught us that the way to bring Mashiach closer is by studying those issues relating to Mashiach and the redemption in Torah. By doing so we both strengthen our yearning for the two and serve to awaken our own Messianic spark. In this month's broadcast, Harav Ginsburgh surveys 11 character traits associated with the Mashiach through the lens of the sefirot and by focusing on how these traits appeared in the towering figure of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

01.01.17

The Holidays, the Sefirot, and their Relevance for all Mankind

Harav Ginsburgh explains how all the holidays on Jewish calendar relate to the sefirot and how this relationship bears on all mankind.

04.12.16

Jacob (and Esau) – Life As Choice

Harav Ginsburgh explores the many facets of Jacob’s character and the impressions they make on reality.

06.11.16

Filling Our Words with Light

25.09.16

5777: The year of the Olive Branch and Eternal World Peace

17.07.16

Battling the Giants

Guarding the Torah, the Land, and the People of Israel

03.07.16

Secrets behind mankind's creation

“Let us create man in our image and our likeness.” Who was God addressing before creating man?

26.06.16

The Book of Ruth

Rabbi Ginsburgh explored the interplay between the protagonists in the Scroll of Ruth and modern physics